English Explanatory Dictionary

rotationplasty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of autograft in which a portion of an arm or leg is removed, while the remaining limb below the excised portion is rotated and reattached.

Word forms

rotationplasty rotationplasties

Etymology

From rotation + -plasty.

Synonyms

Borggreve rotation Van Nes rotation
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